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''' Kurumbur ''' is a village in the [[Thoothukudi district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-08-24 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807133947/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php |archivedate=2011-08-07 }}?  
''' Kurumbur ''' is a village in the [[Thoothukudi district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php |title=Village Boundary Map |accessdate=2011-08-24 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807133947/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php |archivedate=2011-08-07 }}?  
dc=22&tlkname=Alwar thirunagari &region=8&lvl=block&size=1200</ref> [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].  
dc=22&tlkname=Alwar thirunagari &region=8&lvl=block&size=1200</ref> [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Kurumbur is a village located in Angamagalam Panchayat.
Kurumbur is a beautiful village town, a multi cultural village residing Hindus, Cristians and Muslims. The village comes under Angamagalam Panchayat.
Kurumbur got a St Lucia’s High school and a Government Middle school.  


Kurumbur has lots of Groceries shops, Fresh Vegetables shops, Sunday Market, Fish Market, Poultry and Butcher shop(Fresh meats as Mutton, Chicken and Beef etc) Medical shops, Elecrical shop, Building materials shop, Sweet stalls, Bakery shops, Restaurants, Music shop, stationery shop etc.  
== Facilities ==
Kurumbur has a High school (St Lucia's) and a Government Middle school.


Kurumbur bhai Kadar Porotta curry, Kurumbur Mascat Halwa, Kurumbur butter biscuits are very famous in this village.  
Kurumbur has lots of Grocery shops, Fresh Vegetable shops, a Sunday Market, a Fish Market, a Poultry and Butcher shop (selling fresh meat such as mutton, chicken and beef etc.), Medical shops, an Electrical shop, a Building materials shop, Sweet stalls, Bakery shops, Restaurants, a Music shop, and a stationery shop etc.


A famous Dr Chandra Sekar MBBS running Taanu Maruthuvamanai (Hospital) for last 3 decades.
Kurumbur bhai Kadar Porotta curry, Kurumbur Mascat Halwa, Kurumbur butter biscuits are very famous in this village.


Kurumbur got a library called Tandhai Periyar Noolagam.
Kurumbur has a library called Tandhai Periyar Noolagam.


Near to Kurumbur 2 Higher Secondary Schools called Kamaraj Higer Secondary school and PNK Higer Secondary school.  
Near to Kurumbur are two Higher Secondary Schools called Kamaraj Higher Secondary school and PNK Higher Secondary school.


Between 1324 and 1328 Friar Jordan who came to Travancore, visited all the places where St. Thomas the Apostle had formed Christian communities, including the South Pandian Kingdom. One evidence to prove his preaching Christianity in the Pandian kingdom is the building of a church in Kurumbur Azhagappapuram in honour of St. Vincent Ferror (Visenthiyppar), a Dominican. In that church we can find a statue of St. Vincent Ferror placed by Friar Jordan. At that time the Christians of kankkankuduyiruppu had migrated to the fertile land north of Maanaveeranaadu and south of Thaamirabarani River. That is why Friar Jordan had to build the church of St. Vincent Ferror in Kurumbur.
== History==
[[File:St. Vincent Ferror Church.jpg|alt=Church|thumb|St. Vincent Ferror Church]]
Between 1324 and 1328 Friar Jordan who came to Travancore, visited all the places where [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas the Apostle]] had formed Christian communities, including the South Pandian Kingdom. One evidence to prove his preaching Christianity in the Pandian kingdom is the building of a church in Kurumbur Azhagappapuram in honour of [[Vincent Ferrer|St. Vincent Ferrer]] (Visenthiyppar), a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]]. In that church we can find a statue of St. Vincent Ferrer placed by Friar Jordan. At that time the Christians of Kanakkan Kudieruppu had migrated to the fertile land north of Maanaveeranaadu and south of [[Thamirabarani River]]. That is why Friar Jordan had to build the church of St. Vincent Ferrer in Kurumbur.
[[File:St. Vincent Ferror Church.jpg|alt=Church|thumb|St. Vincent Ferrer Church]]


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==


As per the 2001 census, Kurumbur had a total population of
As per the 2001 census, Kurumbur had a total population of 3907, with 1897 males and 2010 females. Out of the total population, only 2237 people were [[Literacy in India|literate]].
3907<ref>http://www.voiceofbharat.org/Village_Details.aspx?ID=553704
</ref> with 1897 males and 2010 females. Out of the total population 2237 people were literate.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Thoothukudi district]]
[[Category:Villages in Thoothukudi district]]

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Kurumbur
village
India India
StateTamil Nadu
TuticorinTuticorin
Government
 • TypePanchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,907
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN -->
628207
Kurumbur bazar

Kurumbur is a village in the Thoothukudi district,[1] Tamil Nadu, India. Kurumbur is a village located in Angamagalam Panchayat.

Facilities[edit | edit source]

Kurumbur has a High school (St Lucia's) and a Government Middle school.

Kurumbur has lots of Grocery shops, Fresh Vegetable shops, a Sunday Market, a Fish Market, a Poultry and Butcher shop (selling fresh meat such as mutton, chicken and beef etc.), Medical shops, an Electrical shop, a Building materials shop, Sweet stalls, Bakery shops, Restaurants, a Music shop, and a stationery shop etc.

Kurumbur bhai Kadar Porotta curry, Kurumbur Mascat Halwa, Kurumbur butter biscuits are very famous in this village.

Kurumbur has a library called Tandhai Periyar Noolagam.

Near to Kurumbur are two Higher Secondary Schools called Kamaraj Higher Secondary school and PNK Higher Secondary school.

History[edit | edit source]

Between 1324 and 1328 Friar Jordan who came to Travancore, visited all the places where St. Thomas the Apostle had formed Christian communities, including the South Pandian Kingdom. One evidence to prove his preaching Christianity in the Pandian kingdom is the building of a church in Kurumbur Azhagappapuram in honour of St. Vincent Ferrer (Visenthiyppar), a Dominican. In that church we can find a statue of St. Vincent Ferrer placed by Friar Jordan. At that time the Christians of Kanakkan Kudieruppu had migrated to the fertile land north of Maanaveeranaadu and south of Thamirabarani River. That is why Friar Jordan had to build the church of St. Vincent Ferrer in Kurumbur.

Church
St. Vincent Ferrer Church

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As per the 2001 census, Kurumbur had a total population of 3907, with 1897 males and 2010 females. Out of the total population, only 2237 people were literate.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Village Boundary Map". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.? dc=22&tlkname=Alwar thirunagari &region=8&lvl=block&size=1200

12°36′N 79°37′E / 12.600°N 79.617°E / 12.600; 79.617

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